Open Calls for Views
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Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
The Economy and Fair Work Committee wants to hear your views on the Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill. This Bill was introduced by the Scottish Government on Wednesday 20 March 2025. What does the Bill do? Community Wealth Building (CWB) is an approach to economic development that tries to use the power of ‘anchor organisations’ to grow and retain wealth within a local economy. Anchor organisations can be public, private, or third sector bodies that have a...
Closes 23 May 2025
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Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill Community wealth building is an approach to economic development. It focuses on ensuring that economic wealth is generated, circulated and retained in local communities. The Bill, as introduced by the Scottish Government, would instruct Ministers to publish a community wealth building statement. This would set out the measures they intend to take in relation to community wealth building. Ministers must also publish guidance on community wealth building. ...
Closes 23 May 2025
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UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill The Bill bans certain commercial activities from taking place in relation to the UEFA European Football Championship that is to be held, in part, in Glasgow. Scotland will be one of the host nations for the 2028 Championship (EURO 2028). The Bill will ban: the unauthorised sale of Championship tickets for more than the face value or with a view to making a profit unauthorised street trading within an event zone at a prohibited time during the Championship...
Closes 28 May 2025
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Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons
The issue of drugs and substance use in Scottish prisons is multifaceted, encompassing both the supply of illegal substances and the support available for those struggling with the effects of usage. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) acknowledges this challenge and has implemented measures, including: An Incident Management Team working alongside Public Health Scotland, Scottish Ambulance Service, Police Scotland, and NHS partners. Problem Assessment Groups to provide rapid...
Closes 22 August 2025
Closed Calls for Views
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Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum
About the Bill As introduced, the Bill has four main parts. Part 1 says that the Scottish Government must introduce targets to improve biodiversity. Part 2 allows the Scottish Government to make and change laws relating to the Environmental Impact Assessments regime and the Habitats Regulations. This would replace a power that was lost as a result of the UK’s exit from the EU. Part 3 updates the aims of National Parks and makes changes to the way National Parks are run....
Closed 12 May 2025
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Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill
The Rural Affairs and Islands Committee is seeking your views on the Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill , which was introduced by the Scottish Government on Wednesday 19 February 2025. What does the Bill do? The Bill aims to support the protection and restoration of Scotland’s natural environment, and to assist the delivery of the Scottish Government’s net zero and biodiversity objectives. The Policy Memorandum for the Bill defines the ‘natural environment’ as: ...
Closed 9 May 2025
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Cost-effectiveness of Scottish public inquiries
The Finance and Public Administration Committee has launched a call for views on the cost-effectiveness of public inquiries. Read about the inquiry There are 7 questions in the call for views: How effective is the current model of public inquiries in Scotland, and to what extent does it deliver value for money? Is there sufficient transparency around the purpose, remits (including any extensions), timescales, costs and effectiveness of public inquiries and what, if...
Closed 9 May 2025
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British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 Inquiry
The Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee will be considering the impact of the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015. The Act led to the development of a British Sign Language (BSL) national plan and listed authority plans. The listed authorities that must produce and implement their own plans for promoting and facilitating the use and understanding of BSL include local councils, NHS boards, colleges and universities, and the Scottish Parliament. The...
Closed 2 May 2025
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Committee Effectiveness - Short Survey
We want to hear from you about how effective committees at the Scottish Parliament are. Committees are groups of MSPs formed to look at specific subject issues. Each committee has MSPs from a mixture of political parties, with a balance similar to that of the Parliament as a whole. They work on a cross-party basis to explore policy issues, examine legislation and scrutinise the work and policies of the Scottish Government. Each committee is led by a Convener (with a Deputy Convener) and...
Closed 22 April 2025